I use this introduction to the book forum to situate my work within scholarly discussions of relevance to the readers of Finance and Society, thereby indicating how my work advances the broader field. I also provide a brief synopsis of the book’s core findings and offer some ideas on how to...

Central banking studies continues to consolidate around common foundations, but points of tension and disagreement persist. In this reply, I discuss three such points raised by contributors to this forum. These relate to the concept of infrastructural power, the significance of financial...

Economic activities force earth systems to undergo dramatic changes, while some ecosystems collapse. In consequence, conditions for economic activities change, sometimes rapidly and sometimes in slow motion. Under these circumstances, economic sociologists can no longer afford to study selected...

This issue of Economic Sociology explores the promises and realities of governing society’s nexus with the planetary system and the role that capitalism plays in doing so. Coincidentally, attempts to govern society-earth system couplings started in earnest during capitalism’s most triumphant...

O ruined piece of nature! This great world shall so wear out to naught," exclaims Gloucester upon recognizing King Lear's madness, after the king's own daughters have withdrawn from him all kingly privileges. In Shakespeare's famous drama, the fate of the planet and that of his characters are...